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HADHRAT ALI IBN ABU TALIB
( ئ اللہ تعالی عنہ رض )
Written By
SHAIKH MIR ASEDULLAH QUADRI
Sahih Iman Publication
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PREFACE
الرحيم الرحمن الله بسم
أجمعين وصحبه آله وعلى محمد سيدنا على والسلام والصلاة ،العالمين رب لله الحمد
Shia groups claim excessive love of Hadhrat Ali ( عنہ تعالی الله رضئ ) and members of Ahle
Bait and in the process use abusive language for the majority of Sahabah. Salafis hide
their hate for Hadhrat Ali ( عنہ تعالی الله رضئ ) and other members of Ahle Bait, but openly
hold them responsible for the tribulations in Islamic State. The majority of the people
among Muslims are Ahle Sunnah wal Jamaa, who walk on the middle path.
It is in Hadith - Ali ( عنہ تعالی الله رضئ ) narrated that ‘the Apostle of
Allah ( وسلم آله و عليه الله صلى ) called me and told me : You are like Jesus (Isa -
Jews hated him till they slandered his mother, and Christians .(عليه السلام
loved him till they put him in the position that is not for him. With regard
to me (Hadhrat Ali - عنہ تعالی الله رضئ ), two categories of persons will be
ruined, namely he who loves me too much and the love takes him away
from rightfulness, and he who hates me too much and the hatred takes
him away from rightfulness. Verily, I am not a prophet, and there is
nothing revealed to me. But I work according to the Book of Allah ( وجل عز )
and the Sunnah of His Apostle ( وسلم آله و عليه الله صلى ) as much as I can. So
whatever I have asked you in regards to obeying Allah ( وجل عز ), it is your
duty to obey me whether you like it or not.’ (Ahmad)
Correct comprehension of Islamic issues is very important because a slight
misunderstanding will have profound effect on Sahih Iman. It is important that we
safeguard our Iman from the extreme opinions.
This book is aimed at clearing the misunderstanding about important personalities of
Islam. We hope our readers will greatly benefit from this effort.
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CONTENTS
HADHRAT ALI IBN ABU TALIB ( عنہ تعالی الله رضئ ) 1
HADHRAT ALI'S ( عنہ تعالی الله رضئ ) CALIPHATE 4
MARTYRDOM OF HADHRAT ALI ( عنه تعالى الله رضئ ) 7
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HADHRAT ALI IBN ABU TALIB ( عنہ تعالی اللہ رضئ )
Hadhrat Ali Ibn Abi Talib ( عنہ تعالی الله رضئ ) was born on Rajab 13, 22 BH (30 al-Fil) (600
AD) inside Ka'ba. Almost all Awliya Allah have mentioned in their books that Hadhrat
Ali ( عنہ تعالی الله رضئ ) was "Maulud-e-Kaaba". Shah Waliyullah has mentioned in his
book, Izalatul Khifa that Hadhrat Ali ( عنہ تعالی الله رضئ ) was born inside ka'ba and he
backed his statement by a report by al-Hakim in his Mustadrak.
Hadhrat Ali ( عنہ تعالی الله رضئ ) accepted Islam when he was 9 years old. He was first
among the children who accepted Islam. Ummul Momineen Khadeeja ( تعالی الله رضئ
was the first woman to accept Islam while in men this honor goes to Hadhrat Abu (عنہا
Bakr Siddique ( عنہ تعالی الله رضئ ). Hadhrat Ali's ( عنہ تعالی الله رضئ ) father Hadhrat Abu
Talib ( عنہ تعالی الله رضئ ) and mother Fatimah Bint Asad ( عنہا تعالی الله رضئ ) were father and
mother figures for the Prophet ( وسلم آله و عليه الله صلى ) as he grew up under their
guardianship.
It is in Hadith - Narrated by Sa`d Ibn Abi Waqqas ( عنہ تعالی الله ضئر ) : When
Allah ( وجل عز ) revealed the verse - ك فمن ا فقل ال عل م من جاءك ما بع د من فيه حاج ع تعالو ند
عل نب تهل ثم وأنفسكم وأنفسنا ونساءكم ونساءنا وأب ناءكم أب ناءنا لع نت فنج كاذبين على الل ال [Come!
We will summon our sons and your sons, and our women and your
women, and ourselves and yourselves, then we will pray humbly and
invoke the curse of Allah upon those who lie] (Aal-e-Imran - 61), the
Prophet ( وسلم آله و عليه الله صلى ) summoned Hadhrat Ali ( تعالی الله رضئ
) Sayyida Fatima ,(عنہ عنہا تعالی الله رضئ ), Imam Hasan ( عنہ تعالی الله رضئ ) , and
Imam Hussain ( عنہ تعالی الله رضئ ), and said : “O Allah ( وجل عز )! These are my
Family. (Muslim, Ahmad, Tirmidhi, and Hakim)
Islam's continuance in its original form even today is greatly because of the sacrifices of
Hadhrat Ali ( عنہ تعالی الله رضئ ), his sons and other members of Ahle Bait. They sacrificed
their lives to keep the purity of Islam from worldly politics. We the Muslims of the
world are greatly indebted to the Ahle Bait e Rasool ( وسلم آله و عليه الله صلى ). They showed
us the right path and set an example of piety in the midst of confusion, chaos and
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anarchy created by evil doers, selfish politicians and those who committed Ijtehadi
(interpretation) mistakes during the first century Hijri.
Hadhrat Ali ( عنہ تعالی الله رضئ ) is a glittering star among Sahabah. Imam Ahmad said :
'There is no Companion about whom are reported as many merits as Hadhrat Ali Ibn
Abi Talib ( عنہ تعالی الله رضئ )'. (al-Hakim Mustadrak 3-107).
It is in Hadith - Narrated by Sa'd Ibn Abi Waqqas ( عنہ تعالی الله رضئ ). The Prophet ( وسلم آله و عليه الله صلى ) left Hadhrat Ali ( عنہ تعالی الله رضئ ) behind, in the campaign of Tabuk. The latter said : “O Apostle of Allah ( و عليه الله صلى
وسلم آله )! Are you leaving me behind with the women and children?” The Apostle ( وسلم آله و عليه الله صلى ) replied : “Are you not happy to stand next to me like Hadhrat Harun ( م السلا عليھ ) next to Hadhrat Musa ( م السلا عليھ ), save that there is no Prophet after me. (Bukhari, Muslim).
It is in Hadith - Narrated by Ali Ibn Abi Talib, Zayd Ibn Arqam, S’ad bin Abi Waqqas, Buraida bin Husaib, Abu Ayyub al Ansari, Bara bin Azib, Abdullah Ibn Abbas, Anas bin Malik, Abu Sa’eed and Abu Hurraira ( رضئ
اجمعين عنہم تعالی اللھ ) - The Prophet ( وسلم آله و عليه الله صلى ) said : For whosoever I am Mawla then Ali ( عنہ تعالی الله رضئ ) is his Mawla. O' Allah befriend those who befriend Ali ( عنہ تعالی الله رضئ ) and be enemy of those who are enemy to Ali ( عنہ تعالی الله رضئ ). [Ahmed (4/370), Ibn Hibban (2205), Ibn Abi Asim (1367, 1368) Haythami (9/104) Tirmidhi (2/298)]
All Khulafa-e-Rashideen preceding Hadhrat Ali ( عنہ تعالی الله رضئ ) (Hadhrat Abu Bakr,
Hadhrat Umar and Hadhrat Uthman - اجمعين عنہم تعالی اللھ رضئ ) depended heavily on
Hadhrat Ali's ( عنہ تعالی الله رضئ ) advice in running the day to day administration of the
Caliphate. Hadhrat Umar ( عنہ تعالی الله رضئ ) used to say, " Hadhrat Ali ( عنہ تعالی الله رضئ ) is
the best judge among us." Everytime, when Umar ( عنہ تعالی الله رضئ ) had to leave Medina,
he left Ali ( عنہ تعالی الله ضئر ) in the capital as In-charge Caliph.
It is in Hadith - When the Prophet ( وسلم آله و عليه الله صلى ) sent Hadhrat Ali ( عنہ تعالی الله رضئ ) to Yemen the latter said : “O Apostle of Allah ( الله صلى
وسلم آله و عليه ) , you are sending me to people who are older than me so that I judge between them!” The Prophet ( وسلم آله و عليه الله صلى ) said : “Go, for verily Allah ( وجل عز ) shall empower your tongue and guide your heart.” Hadhrat Ali ( عنہ تعالی الله رضئ ) said : “After that I never felt doubt as to what judgment I should pass between two parties.(Ahmad)
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It is in Hadith - Narrated by Ibn Abbas ( عنہ تعالی الله رضئ ) : Hadhrat Umar ( عنہ تعالی الله رضئ ) said : Hadhrat Ali ( عنہ تعالی الله رضئ ) is the best in judgment among us, and Ubayy ( عنہ تعالی الله رضئ ) is the most proficient at the Qur’anic readings. (Ibn Sa`d in his Tabaqat (2:339), Ibn `Abd al-Barr in al-Isti`ab (3:39-41), Ibn Asakir in Tarikh Dimashq (42:404), and Abu Nu`aym in the Hilya).
It is in Hadith - Narrated Anas ( عنہ تعالی الله رضئ ) (part of a long Hadith) The Prophet ( وسلم آله و عليه الله صلى ) said : “The most compassionate of my Community towards my Community is Abu Bakr ( عنہ تعالی الله رضئ ); the staunchest in Allah’s ( وجل عز ) Religion is Umar ( عنہ تعالی الله رضئ ); the most truthful in his modesty is Uthman ( عنہ تعالی الله رضئ ), and the best in judgment is Ali ( عنہ تعالی الله رضئ ). (Ibn Majah)
It is in Hadith - Ibn Mas`ud ( عنہ تعالی الله رضئ ) said : “We used to say that the best in judgment among the people of Madina was Hadhrat Ali ( رضئ
عنہ تعالی الله ). [al-Hakim (3:135), Ibn Sa`d in his Tabaqat (2:338), and Ibn `Asakir (42:404)]
Hadhrat Ali's ( عنہ تعالی الله رضئ ) bravery, knowledge and eloquence were distinct among
Sahaba.
It is in Hadith - Narrated Hadhrat Ali ( عنہ تعالی الله رضئ ) and Jabir bin Abdullah ( عنہ تعالی الله رضئ ) - The Prophet ( وسلم آله و عليه الله صلى ) said : "I am the city of knowledge and Ali ( عنہ تعالی الله رضئ ) is its gate". (Tirmidhi, al-Hakim, Bazzar, Tabarani)
It is in Hadith - Narrated Abu Huraira ( عنہ تعالی الله رضئ ) - On the eve of the campaign of Khaybar, the Prophet ( وسلم آله و عليه الله صلى ) said : "I shall give the standard (Flag) to a person who loves Allah ( وجل عز ) and His Apostle ( وسلم آله و عليه الله صلى ), and whom Allah ( وجل عز ) loves and also His Apostle ( وسلم آله و عليه الله صلى )." Umar ( عنہ تعالی الله رضئ ) said : "I never liked to be entrusted leadership before that day." The next day the Prophet ( الله صلى
وسلم آله و عليه ) summoned Ali ( عنہ تعالی الله رضئ ) and gave him the flag. (Bukhari, Muslim)
It is in Hadith - Salama Ibn Amr narrated that on the day of Khaybar, the Prophet ( وسلم آله و عليه الله صلى ) summoned Ali ( عنہ تعالی الله رضئ ) who came led by the hand, as he was suffering from inflammation of the eyes. The Prophet ( وسلم آله و عليه الله صلى ) then blew on his eyes and gave him the flag. (Muslim).
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It is in Hadith - Narrated Abdullah Ibn Abi Laila ( عنہ تعالی الله رضئ ) - "I asked my father to ask Ali ( عنہ تعالی الله رضئ ) why he wore summer clothes in winter and winter clothes in summer"? Ali ( عنہ تعالی الله رضئ ) said : "On the day of Khaibar the Prophet ( وسلم آله و عليه الله صلى ) summoned me when my eyes were sore. I said to him : O' Apostle of Allah ( وسلم آله و عليه الله صلى )! I have ophthalmic. He blew on my eyes and said: O' Allah ( وجل عز )! remove from him hot and cold. I never felt hot nor cold after that day. (Ahmad, Ibn Majah)
HADHRAT ALI'S ( عنہ تعالی اللہ رضئ ) CALIPHATE
After Hadhrat Othman's ( عنہ تعالی الله رضئ ) martyrdom, there was no one to rule the
Islamic State for 3 consecutive days. Ghafqi, the leader of the Egyptian rioters led
prayers in the Prophet's ( وسلم آله و عليه الله صلى ) mosque. It was important that the chaos
and lawlessness was ended and normalcy restored. Hadhrat Ali ( عنہ تعالی الله رضئ ) was
the towering personality among Sahabah then. He was bravest, most experienced,
knowledgeable and best judge among people. Whoever thought of a new Khalifa to rule
the Islamic nation, the only name that came to their mind was that of Hadhrat Ali ( رضئ
عنہ تعالی الله ). Hadhrat Ali was the only choice in front of them who could restore the rule
of law back into Islamic State. Also, the rioters did not object for him to be the new
Khalifa. Hadhrat Ali ( عنہ تعالی الله رضئ ), was persuaded by the senior Sahabah to come
forward the save the nation. After initial reluctance, Hadhrat Ali ( عنہ تعالی الله رضئ ) agreed
and everyone in Madinah pledged their allegiance to the new Khalifa.
In any federal set up, it is important that the Central Government remains strong. When
Hadhrat Ali ( عنہ تعالی الله رضئ ) took over as Caliph, the central authority was weakened
and crippled. The Caliph was attacked by the rioters who had come from provinces.
And since Hadhrat Othman ( عنہ تعالی الله رضئ ) did not use force against the rioters, they
were embolden and the entire structure of the Caliphate was in disarray. When we read
Islamic History, we realize that it was a great conspiracy by the vested interest to
occupy the Caliphate from the back door.
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Hadhrat Ali faced serious problems during his Caliphate.
The first was the demand to punish the people who were responsible for the
assassination of Hadhra Uthman ( عنہ تعالی الله رضئ ). This culminated into the Battle of
Camel. Hadhrat Ali ( عنه تعالی الله رضئ ) won this crucial battle. We have covered details
about the Battle of Camel in a separate book.
Hadhrat Ali ( عنہ تعالی الله رضئ ) successfully controlled the fitnah created by Kharijees in
the last years of his Caliphate.
When Hadhrat Ali ( عنه تعالی الله رضئ ) was chosen as Khalifa, there was near anarchy in the
Islamic State. In order to bring back normalcy, Hadhrat Ali ( عنه تعالی الله رضئ ) asked all
Governors to formally resign from their positions. Later they could have been
reshuffled or re-appointed again. In such a delicate and needy time when it was
important to solidify the Unity of the State and strengthen the hands of the Khalifa,
Muawiya ( عنه تعالی الله رضئ ) staged a rebellion and proved the Prophet's ( آله و عليه الله صلى
.prophecy about him. (Ad-Dahabi in Siyar A'alam Al-Nabulaa) (وسلم
Ad-Dahabi wrote in his book "Siyar A'alam Al-Nabula" as follows.
. قول للناس وتبين ، علي مع عمار وقتل . ألفا سبعون : وقيل . ألفا تينس من نحو الفريقين بين قتل : قلتالباغية الفئة تقتله : -وسلم عليه الله صلى- الله رسول
[In my opinion about 60,000 thousand people died (in the battle of Siffeen) and Ammar Yasir ( عنہ تعالی الله رضئ ) was killed fighting on the side of Hadhrat Ali ( عنہ تعالی الله رضئ ) and this demonstrates what the Prophet ( صلى
وسلم آله و عليه الله ) said : you will be killed by the rebels)!
The Hadith referred by Ad-Dahabi in his above statement is as follows.
It is in Hadith Bukhari - Ibn 'Abbas ( عنہ تعالی الله رضئ ) said to me and to his son Ali, "Go to Abu Sa'id ( عنہ تعالی الله رضئ ) and listen to what he narrates." So we went and found him in a garden looking after it. He picked up his Rida', wore it and sat down and started narrating till the topic of the construction of the mosque reached. He said, "We were carrying one adobe at a time while 'Ammaar ( نہع تعالی الله رضئ ) was carrying two. The Prophet ( وسلم آله و عليه الله صلى ) saw him and started removing the dust from his body and said, "May Allah be Merciful to 'Ammaar ( عنہ تعالی الله رضئ ). He will be killed by a rebellious, aggressive group. He will be inviting
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them to Paradise and they will invite him to Hell-fire." 'Ammaar ( الله رضئعنہ تعالی ) said, "I seek refuge with Allah from affliction." (Bukhari)
The famous Ahle Sunnah Imam al-Barzanji (1640-1703), the Chief Mufti of Madinah
(buried in Jannat ul Baqi) wrote in his book "Ishrat al-Sa'a" as follows:
"It was a false pretext of Muawiya ( عنہ تعالی الله رضئ ) to justify his fight with Hadhrat Ali ( عنہ تعالی الله رضئ ) under the guise of revenge for the murder of Hadhrat Uthman ( عنہ تعالی الله رضئ ) because when he completely attained the power and became ruler of the whole State, he never opened the case of the murder of Hadhrat Uthman ( عنہ تعالی الله رضئ ) and did not arrest the murderers though he claimed earlier that the killers were still around. This proves that all his fight was for worldly rule under the deceit of revenge for the murder."
Amr Ibn Al-Aas's ( عنه تعالى الله رضئ ) rebellion against the Caliphate reached to its peak
during the caliphate of Hadhrat Ali ( عنه تعالى الله رضئ ). He became the right hand of
Muawiya ( عنه تعالى الله رضئ ). In the battle of Siffeen he played a key role in saving
Muawiya ( عنه تعالى الله رضئ ) from the clutches of defeat.
The battle of Siffin was fought in 657 AD on the banks of Euphrates river, in Raqqa,
Syria. It was fought between Khalifa-e-Rashid, Ameer ul Momineen Hadhrat Ali ( رضئ
عنہ تعالی الله ) and Muawiya ( عنہ تعالی الله رضئ ). Hadhrat Ali's ( عنہ تعالی الله رضئ ) forces had
almost won the battle, but at the decisive moments of defeat, Muawiya's ( تعالی الله رضئ
) forces, on the advice of Amr bin al-Aas (عنہ عنہ تعالی الله رضئ ) who was commanding the
forces of Muawiya ( عنہ تعالی الله رضئ ), took the copies of Quran in their hands and pleaded
to spare their lives. And their lives were spared by Hadhrat Ali ( عنہ تعالی الله رضئ ) forces.
It is reported that during the battle of siffeen, one day Hadhrat Ali ( عنہ تعالی الله رضئ )
attacked Amr bin al-Aas ( عنہ تعالی الله رضئ ) by throwing a spear. Amr ( عنہ تعالی الله رضئ ) fell
down on the ground. Then he stood, (bent down) removed his Pajama and showed his
ass to Hadhrat Ali ( عنہ تعالی الله رضئ ). Looking at this pathetic sight (which meant he was
begging for his life), Hadhrat Ali ( عنہ تعالی الله رضئ ) showed mercy and turned away and
Amr bin al-Aas ( عنہ تعالی الله رضئ ) ran away. People who were with Hadhrat Ali ( الله رضئ
عنہ تعالی ) informed him that he was Amr bin al-Aas ( عنہ تعالی الله رضئ ) who showed his ass.
Hadhrat Ali ( عنہ تعالی الله رضئ ) replied he showed me his ass therefore (I spared his life
and) turned away. When Amr bin Al-Aas ( عنہ تعالی الله رضئ ) went to Muawiya ( الله رضئ
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عنہ تعالی ) and informed him about it, Muawiya ( عنہ تعالی الله رضئ ) said, be thankful to your
ass and to God. (Al-Bidayah wa al-Nihayah, Volume 7, page 293).
When Muawiya's ( عنہ تعالی الله رضئ ) army took copies of Quran in their hands and
pleaded to spare their lives, Hadhrat Ali's ( عنہ تعالی الله رضئ ) forces stopped fighting.
But Muawiya ( عنہ تعالی الله رضئ ) did not surrender. An arbitration was organized between
the Caliph and the Governor. History tells us that Amr bin al-Aas ( عنہ تعالی الله رضئ ), who
was Muawiya's ( عنہ تعالی الله رضئ ) representative in the arbitration, deceived Hadhrat
Ali's ( عنه تعالى الله رضئ ) representative Abu Musa al-Ashari ( عنه تعالى الله رضئ ), tricked him
and unilaterally declared Muawiya ( عنہ تعالی الله رضئ ) as the winner of Arbitration. In
view of the open deception, Hadhrat Ali ( عنہ تعالی الله رضئ ) rejected the outcome of the
arbitration.
MARTYRDOM OF HADHRAT ALI ( عنه تعالى اللہ رضئ )
Hadhrat Ali ( عنه تعالى الله رضئ ) was martyred in Kufa. A story was spread that three
people, Ibn Muljam, al-Baruk Ibn Abdullah and Amr Ibn Bakr al-Tamimi together
decided each one will kill Muawiya ( عنه تعالى الله رضئ ), Amr Ibn al-Aas and Hadhrat Ali
( عنه تعالى الله رضئ ). Ibn Muljam succeeded and the other two did not succeed.
When we read Islamic history, it becomes clear that the martyrdom of Hadhrat Umar
( عنه تعالى الله رضئ ), Hadhrat Othman ( عنه تعالى الله رضئ ), Hadhrat Ali ( عنه تعالى الله رضئ ) and
Hadhrat Hasan ( عنه تعالى الله رضئ ) were the anklets of the same Chain.